Tobacco-flue screen.



N0. 738,425; PATENTBD SEPT. 8,1903.

A. C. FLOYD. TOBACCO BLUE SCREEN.

APPLICATION FILED APB.. 21, 1903.

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Patented September 8, 1903.

PATENT OFFICE.

ALVA G. FLOYD, OF FAIRBLUFF, NORTHl CAROLINA.

ToBAcco-FLUE SCREEN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 738,425, datedSeptember 8, 1903. Application filed April 2l, 1903. Serial No.153,629.(No model.)

To a/ZZ wwm/ t may concern:

Be it known that I, ALVA G. FLOYD, a citi- Zen of the United States,residing at Fairbluff, in the county of Columbus and State of NorthCarolina, have invented a new and useful Tobacco-Fine Screen, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to driers, and is primarily intended for use incuring tobacco.

The common practice in curing tobacco is to suspend the leaves uponsticks or hangers above the heat-generators, so that the heat willradiate between said leaves and evaporate the moisture therefrom. Duringthe process of curing by this process parts of the leaves sometimesbecome detached and contact with the heat-generating medium, causing theleaves to become ignited, and thus endanger the entire contents of thedry house or barn.

It is the purpose of my invention to guard against this igniting of theleaves and at the same time insure a perfectly free and even evaporationof the moisture contained in the uncured leaves.

To this end the invention consists in certain novel details ofconstruction, to be specifically referred to hereinafter, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings, illustrating the preferredembodiment of my invention, and in which- Figure l is a detailperspective view of two of the frame members with the cover detached,and Fig. 2 is an endview of one of the frame members with the coverapplied.

The reference-numeral 1 designates a section of a flue or tube incommunication with a suitable source of supply by means of which thewalls of the flue can be heated.

In order that the tobacco will not come in contact with the flue, Iprovide a guard upon which the leaves can rest, but be held out ofcontact with the flue. This guard consists of a frame and a covertherefor.

The frame comprises the base members 2 and 3, which are formed withintermediate arched portions 4, to be seated upon the flue 1. These basemembers 2 and 3 are formed with oppositely-disposed armsand 6, carryingslotted terminals 7 and 8, which form jaws for the reception of theedges of the :foraminated sheet 9, covering the frame, and

to permit the head to radiate from the flue, but to prevent the leavescoming in contact therewith. The sheet 9 is superimposed above themembers 2 and 3, in which position it is held by the arcuate rests 10and 11, connected to the members 2 and 3 by the spacing members 12 and13.

In actual practice it is contemplated to form the frame of the supportof a single piece, although it isobvious that it could be constructed ofsheet metal and riveted together, if desired. The arched base memberswill be held in rigid contact with the flue 1 by the fastening devices14, passing through the slotted terminals 7 and and through the sheet 9,which is secu red to the frame by said fastening devices. The fasteningdevices can be caused to engage the flue by turning them in the threadedopenings in the slotted terminal portion of the arms 5 and 6.

While this invention is primarilyintended to be used for drying tobacco,it is obvious that it could be used for a multiplicity of purposes,particularly where an article is to be heated or dried over a ue orsimilar device. invention as a tobacco-drier, but reserve the right toput it to any use for which it is adapted.

Any number of the frame members 2 and 3 Ido not limit myself to the useof this can be employed to suit the requirements of any particular case.

Having thus described myinvention, what I claim as new is 1. Atobacco-iiue guard comprising a sheet and a support for said sheethaving slotted terminals engaging said sheet.

2. A tobacco-flue guard comprising a sheet, a support for said sheet andjaws removably engaging said sheet. i Y

3. A tobacco-due guard comprising a support, a sheet carried by saidsupport and means for removably securing said sheet to the support.

1i. In combination with a iiue, a frame on said flue, a cover on theframe and devices for securing the cover to the frame and for securingthe frame to the flue.

5. In combination with an arched frame, a sheet carried by the frame andterminal engaging devices on the frame and removably engaging the sheet.

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bers, and a shelf resting upon the supporting members.

9. A tobacco-flue guard comprising arched base members, a shelf andsupporting members for the shelf to space it away from the base members.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto aiXed mysignature in the presence of two witnesses.

ALVA G. FLOYD.

Witnesses:

S. H. ANDERSON, I. B. TUCKER.

